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Pezesha Africa Limited (“Pezesha”) is a limited liability company registered under the laws of the Republic of Kenya with registration number PVT/2016/030668. Pezesha takes your privacy very seriously. This Privacy Policy explains what personal information we collect about you, with whom we share it with, and how you (the user of the Service) can prevent us from sharing certain information with certain parties. " Personal Information " refers to information that can be used to identify an individual. You should read this Privacy Policy in its entirety. Certain sections may apply differently to residents of different jurisdictions. By downloading Pezesha mobile application software (App), you consent to the following:
“By downloading Pezesha App, I hereby give consent to the collection and processing of my personal information for the purpose of determining my credit score. I hereby certify that all the information provided by me/us are true and correct to the best of my knowledge, and that any misrepresentations or falsity therein will be considered as an act to defraud Pezesha and its partners. I authorize Pezesha to verify and investigate the above statements/information as may be required, from the references provided and other appropriate sources. For this purpose, I hereby waive my rights on the confidentiality of client information and expressly consent to the processing of any personal information and records relating to me/us that might be obtained from third parties, including government agencies, my employer, credit bureaus, business associates and other entities I/we may deem proper and sufficient in the conduct of my business, sensitive or otherwise, for the purpose of determining my eligibility for the loan/s 1 which I am applying for. I further agree that this application and all supporting documents and any other information obtained relating to this application shall be used by and communicated to Pezesha, and shall remain its property whether or not my credit score is determined, and the loan is granted. I expressly and unconditionally authorize Pezesha to disclose to any Bank or affiliate and other financial institution any information regarding me. In particular, I hereby acknowledge and authorize: 1) the regular submission and disclosure of my basic credit data as well as any updates or corrections thereof; and 2) the sharing of my basic credit data with other lenders, and credit reporting duly accredited agencies.”
This policy applies to your use of:
1. Pezesha mobile application software (App) available on our site or hosted on the Google Play Store (App Site), once you have downloaded or streamed a copy of the App onto your mobile telephone or handheld device (Device).
2. Any of the services accessible through the App (Services) which are available on the App Site or other sites of ours (Services Sites).
“Authorities” includes any judicial, administrative, public or regulatory body, any government, any Tax Authority, securities or futures exchange, court, central bank or law enforcement body, or any of their agents with jurisdiction over Pezesha.
“Compliance Obligations” means obligations of Pezesha to comply with: (a) Laws or international guidance and internal policies or procedures, (b) any demand from Authorities or reporting, disclosure or other obligations under Laws, and (c) Laws requiring us to verify the identity of our customers.
“Customer” or “User” means any individual within the Territory to which either Party provides its products or services.
“Customer Information” means your Personal Data, confidential information, and/or Tax Information, including relevant information about you, your transactions, your use of our products and services, and your relationships with Pezesha.
“Financial Crime” means money laundering, terrorist financing, bribery, corruption, tax evasion, fraud, evasion of economic or trade sanctions, and/or any acts or attempts to circumvent or violate any Laws relating to these matters.
“Laws” include any local or foreign law, regulation, judgment or court order, voluntary code, sanctions regime, an agreement between any member of Pezesha and an Authority, or agreement or treaty between Authorities and applicable to Pezesha or a member of Pezesha.
“Personal Data” or “Personal Information” refers to any information whether recorded in a material form or not, from which the identity of an individual is apparent or can be reasonably and directly ascertained by the entity holding the information, or when put together with other information would directly and certainly identify an individual.
“Sensitive Personal Information” refers to Personal Information (1) about an individual’s race, ethnic origin, marital status, age, color, and religious, philosophical or political affiliations; (2) about an individual’s health, education, genetic or sexual life of a person, or to any proceeding for any offense committed or alleged to have been committed by such person, the disposal of such proceedings, or the sentence of any court in such proceedings; (3) issued by government agencies peculiar to an individual which includes, but not limited to, previous or current health records, licenses or its denials, suspension or revocation, and tax returns; and (4) specifically established by an executive order.
“Services” includes (a) maintaining the Pezesha mobile application software (App) available on our site OR hosted on the Google Play Store (App Site), once you have downloaded or streamed a copy of the App onto your mobile telephone or handheld device (Device).
“Pezesha” means Pezesha Africa Limited, its affiliates, subsidiaries, associated entities and any of their branches and offices (together or individually), and “member of Pezesha” has the same meaning.
“Tax Authorities” means Kenyan or foreign tax, revenue or monetary authorities.
“Tax Information” means documentation or information about your tax status
“We”, “Our” and “Us” refer to Pezesha and/or any member of Pezesha. Reference to the singular includes the plural (and vice versa).
We and other members of Pezesha may collect, use and share Customer Information. Customer Information may be requested by us or on our behalf or that of Pezesha, and may be collected from you directly, from a person acting on your behalf, from other sources (including from publically available information), and it may be generated or be combined with other information available to us or any member of Pezesha.
We may collect the following information about you, your Recipient, or your Beneficiary, which may include non-public Personal Information:
1. Information you give us or collected on your behalf by one of our Field Officers (Submitted information):
Information we collect about you and your device. Each time you visit one of Our Sites or use one of our Apps we may collect the following information:
Location information. We may also use GPS technology or other location services to determine your current location.
Information we receive from other sources (Third Party Information).We reserve the right to work with a limited number of third parties (including credit reference agencies, mobile network providers, and collection agencies) and may receive information about you from them.
Unique application numbers. When you install or uninstall a Service containing a unique application number or when such a Service searches for automatic updates, that number and information about your installation, for example, the type of operating system, may be sent to us.
We may occasionally send you push notifications through our mobile applications to send you marketing messages and other Service or Transaction-related notifications that may be of importance to you. You may at any time opt-out from receiving these types of communications by turning them off at the device level through your settings or through the mobile application settings.
We and our third-party service providers, including our marketing partners and analytics providers, may use mobile tracking technologies and/or website cookies to distinguish you from other users of the App, App Site or Service Site. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you use the App or browse any of the sites and also allows us to improve the App and Our Sites.
As is true of most websites, we gather certain information automatically and store it in log files. This information may include your internet protocol (IP) address, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp, and/or clickstream data. From time to time, we may combine this automatically collected data to other information we collect about you for reasons such as analysis, security, content generation or marketing. We may use the analytics tools and software in order to develop and analyze use of the Service. Analytics companies may access anonymous individual data to help us understand how the Service is used. We may link the information we store within the analytics software to any Personal Information you submit within the mobile applications.
By uninstalling the App from your Device, you can withdraw your consent from accessing your Customer Information in the future by emailing us to hello@pezesha.com. We may keep and share stored Customer Information after the point of uninstall for as long as necessary for the fulfillment of the purposes for which Customer Information was obtained or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims, or for legitimate business purposes, or as provided by law.
We collect information for the following purposes:
We will retain your Personal information as needed to provide you Service, as required by applicable law, to resolve disputes and to enforce our agreements. We will continue to retain your Personal information after you delete our App.
These clauses explain how we will use and share your information. By using the Services, you agree that we and members of Pezesha shall use Customer Information in accordance with such clauses.
By using the Services, you agree that we may, as necessary and appropriate for the Purposes, transfer and disclose any Customer Information to the following recipients globally (who may also process, transfer and disclose such Customer Information for the Purposes):
You agree to inform us promptly, and in any event, within 30 days, in writing if there are any changes to Customer Information supplied to us or a member of Pezesha from time to time, and to respond promptly to any request from us or a member of Pezesha.
In addition, if you fail to supply promptly your Tax Information and accompanying statements, waivers and consents, as may be requested, then we may make our own judgment with respect to your status, including whether you are reportable to a Tax Authority, and may require us or other persons to withhold amounts as may be legally required by any Tax Authority and paying such amounts to the appropriate Tax Authority. You agree that we shall not be liable for any loss or damage arising from or incidental to our use, collection, processing and sharing of Customer Information, and any action we have taken in relation to this Section.
Any changes we may make to our privacy policy in the future will be posted on this page and, where appropriate, notified to you when you next start the App or log onto one of the Services Sites. The new terms may be displayed on-screen and you may be required to read and accept 8 them to continue your use of the App or the Services. Questions, comments and requests regarding this privacy policy are welcomed and should be addressed to hello@pezesha.com
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